“It was a movement of faith initially; we felt called to this work,” says Dr Evelyn Billings.

Evelyn, who was born in Melbourne in 1918 and grew up in the Riverina, established the Billings Ovulation Method in 1953 with her husband, the late Dr John Billings.

“The method came about through my husband in the 1950s, when the Pill came into vogue,” she says.

“There was only the rhythm method offered (for natural family planning), but a lot of people weren’t interested in the Pill or other contraceptives, and were anxious to know of an alternative.”Continue reading